Normally, three to five firms are short listed, however, the maximum number specified shall not exceed five unless you determine, for that particular solicitation, that a number greater than five is in your interest and is consistent with the purposes and objectives of two-phase design-build contracting.
authority: Sec. 1503 of Pub. L. 109–59, 119 Stat. 1144; Sec. 1307 of Pub. L. 105–178, 112 Stat. 107;
23 U.S.C. 101,
109,
112,
113,
114,
115,
119,
128,
and;
49 CFR 1.48(b)
source: 67 FR 75926, Dec. 10, 2002, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 23 CFR 636.207